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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 24 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 24 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.9       3.0       3.1       3.8  3.0       3.8       3.3  3.3            3.7       3.3   B   3.2  3.3       2.9
01Z: 2.9  2.9  3.1       3.3       3.8  3.0       3.3       3.5  3.3       3.5  3.2       3.5   B   3.2  3.4  3.4  2.8
02Z: 3.0  2.8  3.1       3.3       3.7  3.0       3.9       3.2  2.2       2.8  3.4       3.2   B   3.3  3.7  3.5  2.7
03Z: 3.1       2.9       3.5       3.8  2.8       3.6       3.7  3.1       3.0  3.4       3.7   B   3.1  3.1   B   2.9
04Z: 3.1  3.1       3.3  3.8  3.1  3.7  2.8       3.4       3.5  2.6       2.7  3.4       3.5   B   2.9  3.1  3.1  2.8
05Z:           3.3  3.3  3.6  3.3  3.5  3.2  2.9  3.3       3.5  3.1       2.2  3.4       3.6   B   3.1  3.8   A   2.9
06Z: 3.2  3.1  3.2  3.4  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.3       3.1       3.0   A        2.3  3.7       3.0   B             2.9  2.9
07Z: 3.4  3.2  3.3       2.8  3.4       3.4       3.2   B   3.2  2.4       2.4  3.6       3.3   B   3.1       3.3  2.9
08Z: 3.4  3.2       3.3  3.6  3.3  3.4  3.7       3.3   B   3.1  4.0       2.7  3.7       3.1   B   3.2       3.0  3.1
09Z: 3.5  3.2  3.5  3.3  3.5  3.3  3.6            3.4   B   3.3  4.4       2.7  3.7       3.3   B   3.2       3.2  3.3
10Z: 3.6  3.2            3.5  3.1                 3.1   B   3.2  2.8       3.4   R        3.2   B   3.3       3.3  3.2
11Z: 3.4  3.2       3.4  3.9  2.8  3.0            3.3   B   3.2  2.9       3.4   I        3.2  3.5  3.3       3.0  3.4
12Z: 3.4  3.2       3.3       2.6  2.9            3.1   B   3.2  3.5       3.0  3.0       3.2  3.9  3.3       2.7  3.5
13Z: 3.3  3.2  2.9  3.3       2.9  2.9            3.0   B   3.0  2.6       2.9  3.3       3.0  3.6  3.5       3.3  2.8
14Z: 3.3  3.1       3.2  3.4  3.2  2.9                  B   3.3  3.0       4.2  3.3   F   3.4  3.4  3.6       3.5  2.9
15Z: 3.2  2.8  3.1  3.2  3.3       3.1                 3.2  3.0  3.4  4.1  2.3  3.5  3.4  3.1  3.5  3.6       3.9  2.9
16Z: 3.1       3.1  3.0  2.7                           3.6  3.0  3.4  3.5  2.3  3.3  3.4  3.0  3.5  3.6       4.0  3.5
17Z: 3.1  3.0            3.0                           3.5  3.3  3.3  3.4   B   3.2  3.4  3.3  3.6  3.5  3.5  3.8  3.3
18Z:      3.1                      3.0                 3.5       3.6   B    B   3.4  3.3       3.6  3.4  3.4  3.5  3.1
19Z:                                                   3.4       3.1       3.5  3.5  3.5       3.6  3.5  3.3  3.4  3.0
20Z:                                                   3.4       3.4  3.4  3.8  3.0   F        3.4       3.0  3.4  3.0
21Z:                                                   2.3       3.5  3.2       2.8  3.5       3.1  3.4  3.0  3.7  3.0
22Z:                                                   3.4       3.5   B   3.3  3.1  3.3       2.9  3.4  3.0  3.5  3.4
23Z:                                                   3.2       3.6  3.0  3.2                 3.1  3.2  2.9  3.5  3.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.25.


MINIMUM OBSERVED FREQUENCIES - FMIN (MHz)
-----------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.7       1.6  1.0  1.0       1.0
01Z: 1.2  2.0  1.8       1.3  1.0  1.0
02Z: 1.2  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.1       1.0
03Z: 1.2       1.8       1.5       1.0
04Z: 1.2  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.5  1.1  1.4
05Z:           2.2  1.0  2.0  1.2  1.4
06Z: 1.0  2.0  2.2  1.0  1.8  1.2  1.0
07Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8       2.0  2.5  1.0
08Z: 1.0  2.0       1.0  1.8  2.0  1.1
09Z: 1.2  2.0  2.0  1.0  2.0  1.3  1.0
10Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8       1.3  1.0
11Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
12Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0       1.0  1.0
13Z: 2.0  2.0  1.5  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.3
14Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0
15Z: 1.0  2.0  1.7  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.0
16Z: 1.0       1.6  1.0  1.5       1.0
17Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8       1.0  1.1  1.0
18Z:      2.0  1.5  1.5       1.4  1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                5.1            1.7
01Z: 2.0                      4.0  2.0
02Z:                4.1            2.0
03Z:                     2.0       2.0
04Z:                          2.0  2.1
05Z:                     3.0  2.5  1.9
06Z:      3.3       2.7       2.4  1.7
07Z:      3.5  3.0       2.6       1.4
08Z:      3.6       2.5  2.4
09Z: 5.3  3.4  3.2  2.5       1.6  2.0
10Z:      3.2  2.6            4.3
11Z:      3.0  2.8  2.4  4.6       2.0
12Z:      2.7  2.0  4.5
13Z:      2.5       2.2  4.0  1.5
14Z:      3.8  3.0  5.1  2.3  2.5
15Z:      2.4       4.0  3.3  2.6
16Z:                2.0
17Z:           5.0            5.6  2.1
18Z:      2.8  3.0            4.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WAR  UPS  POI  BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  2.9       2.3       3.4       5.5  2.7  3.3       3.4  5.8           12.0  7.1            7.0      12.0   B   3.9  3.5       6.6
01Z:  3.4  4.1  2.2       3.0       6.4  2.8  3.3       3.8  3.3           11.9  3.9       4.5  8.2      11.9   B   3.5  3.5  3.4  7.5
02Z:  3.4  4.3  2.3       3.9       7.0  2.3  3.1       3.6  3.2           10.6  3.8       3.7 10.6      10.6   B   3.7  3.3  3.1  8.3
03Z:  2.8       2.8       6.4       6.6  2.0  2.8       3.6  2.9            8.6  3.0       2.7 11.2       8.6   B   3.7  3.0   B   9.6
04Z:  2.3  7.4  4.5  3.2  6.6  3.0  5.5  2.0  2.5       3.5  2.7            6.0  2.9       2.3 10.6       6.0   B   4.1  3.5  2.8  9.8
05Z:            6.3  5.0  6.2  4.0  4.6  2.0  2.6  2.2  2.8  2.7            4.5  3.0       3.4 10.2       4.5   B   4.2  6.7   A  10.5
06Z:  2.5  7.4  6.3  5.0  7.5  4.6  4.2  2.4  4.2       3.3  2.9            3.5   A        3.2  9.5       3.5   B             3.3 10.2
07Z:  3.6  7.6  8.4       7.4  4.4       4.5  6.1       3.9  3.2   B        3.7  3.0       4.6  9.6       3.7   B   4.8       3.4 10.2
08Z:  4.8  7.2       6.2  6.6  4.2  3.1  6.3  7.1            3.2   B        3.5  4.6       3.7  7.1       3.5   B   4.7       3.6  9.8
09Z:  5.1  7.2  7.4  5.8  6.7  3.9  2.1                      3.5   B        3.1  5.1       4.3  8.6       3.1   B   4.1       3.6  9.0
10Z:  5.8  6.6  7.5       5.2  3.0                           3.6   B        2.8  2.9       4.0   R        2.8   B   3.7       3.6  9.2
11Z:  5.0  7.2  5.5 14.0  4.0  2.7  1.7                      3.8   B        3.7  2.8       4.1   I        3.7  5.5  5.6       3.0  8.1
12Z:  5.2  6.8  4.3 13.4       2.0  2.0                      3.5   B        4.2  3.7       3.3  5.8       4.2  6.0  7.2       3.1  5.1
13Z:  5.4  4.2  4.2  2.5       2.0  2.4                      3.5   B   5.4  4.0  3.3       2.7  5.8       4.0  7.3  8.1       4.6  5.9
14Z:  4.0  3.2  3.0  2.1  2.2  3.0  2.5                            B   5.9  3.5  3.7       2.6  5.2   F   3.5  7.9  8.2       7.0  5.8
15Z:  3.2  3.8  2.5  1.6  2.3       2.6                           7.6  7.3  3.5  5.5  4.4  2.7  4.7  4.9  3.5  7.8  8.7       7.8  5.7
16Z:  2.3       2.5  1.3  2.2                                     8.2  8.0  3.3  8.3  7.2  3.5  4.1  5.7  3.3  7.9  8.3       7.5  4.8
17Z:  1.7  5.2            2.3                                     9.0  8.3  5.5  7.8  7.3   B   3.5  6.4  5.5  7.4  8.2  4.1  7.7  4.7
18Z:       3.8  3.0                 2.6                           7.9  8.1       8.0   B    B   3.3  6.4       7.5  8.2  3.7  8.3  4.0
19Z:                                                              7.0            8.0       4.8  3.2  6.7       7.0  8.1  3.4  7.4  4.0
20Z:                                                              7.6            8.0  6.3  4.8  3.1   F        5.2       3.6  7.8  3.8
21Z:                                                              6.0            7.9  4.8       1.9  6.4       4.1  5.7  3.4  7.8  4.2
22Z:                                                              4.6            7.7   B   7.3  2.9  6.6       3.6  3.8  3.4  6.5  5.3
23Z:                                                              4.2            6.9  3.3  6.9                 3.2  3.6  3.6  6.0  6.4
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.06 MHz.


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  8.4       6.9      10.5      20.9  8.1      22.3      39.6 23.4           25.9      39.6   B  12.5 11.6      19.1
01Z:  9.9 11.9  6.8       9.9      24.3  8.4      11.0      41.1 12.9      15.8 26.2      41.6   B  11.2 11.9 11.6 21.0
02Z: 10.2 12.0  7.1      12.9      25.9  6.9      12.4      33.9  8.4      10.4 36.0      33.9   B  12.2 12.2 10.8 22.4
03Z:  8.7       8.1      22.4      25.1  5.6      10.6      31.8  9.3       8.1 38.1      31.8   B  11.5  9.3   B  27.8
04Z:  7.1 22.9      10.6 25.1  9.3 20.4  5.6       9.1      20.7  7.5       6.2 36.0      21.0   B  11.9 10.8  8.7 27.4
05Z:           20.8 16.5 22.3 13.2 16.1  6.4  6.4  8.9      16.0  9.3       7.5 34.7      16.2   B  13.0 25.5   A  30.5
06Z:  8.0 22.9 20.2 17.0 26.2 16.1 14.7  7.9       9.1      10.3   A        7.4 35.2      10.5   B             9.6 29.6
07Z: 12.2 24.3 27.7      20.7 15.0      15.3      10.2   B  12.0  7.2      11.0 34.6      12.2   B  14.9      11.2 29.6
08Z: 16.3 23.0      20.5 23.8 13.9 10.5 23.3      10.6   B  10.8 18.4      10.0 26.3      10.8   B  15.0      10.8 30.4
09Z: 17.9 23.0 25.9 19.1 23.4 12.9  7.6           11.8   B  10.2 22.4      11.6 31.8      10.2   B  13.1      11.5 29.7
10Z: 20.9 21.1           18.2  9.3                11.2   B   9.0  8.1      13.6   R        9.0   B  12.2      11.9 29.4
11Z: 17.0 23.0      47.6 15.6  7.6  5.1           12.6   B  11.7  8.1      13.9   I       11.8 19.2 18.5       9.0 27.5
12Z: 17.7 21.8      44.2       5.2  5.8           10.8   B  13.2 12.9       9.9 17.4      13.4 23.4 23.8       8.4 17.9
13Z: 17.8 13.4 12.2  8.2       5.8  7.0           10.4   B  12.0  8.6       7.8 19.1      12.0 26.3 28.4      15.2 16.5
14Z: 13.2  9.9       6.7  7.5  9.6  7.2                  B  11.7 11.1      10.9 17.2   F  11.9 26.9 29.5      24.5 16.8
15Z: 10.2 10.6  7.8  5.1  7.6       8.1                24.3 10.7 18.7 18.0  6.2 16.4 16.7 10.8 27.3 31.3      30.4 16.5
16Z:  7.1       7.8  3.9  5.9                          29.5  9.9 28.2 25.2  8.1 13.5 19.4  9.9 27.6 29.9      30.0 16.8
17Z:  5.3 15.6            6.9                          31.5 18.1 25.7 24.8   B  11.2 21.8 18.1 26.6 28.7 14.3 29.3 15.5
18Z:      11.8                      7.8                27.6      28.8   B    B  11.2 21.1      27.0 27.9 12.6 29.1 12.4
19Z:                                                   23.8      24.8      16.8 11.2 23.4      25.2 28.4 11.2 25.2 12.0
20Z:                                                   25.8      27.2 21.4 18.2  9.3   F       17.7      10.8 26.5 11.4
21Z:                                                   13.8      27.6 15.4       5.3 22.4      12.7 19.4 10.2 28.9 12.6
22Z:                                                   15.6      26.9   B  24.1  9.0 21.8      10.4 12.9 10.2 22.8 18.0
23Z:                                                   13.4      24.8  9.9 22.1                 9.9 11.5 10.4 21.0 21.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.45 MHz.


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  110  280       120  390
01Z:   68  380        88  380
02Z:   60  480        88  320
03Z:   46  570        88  220
04Z:   41  590        89  130
05Z:   41  540        90   88
06Z:   42  440       100   72
07Z:   42  370       100   50
08Z:   41  350       100   45
09Z:   40  300       100   42
10Z:   40  250       110   32
11Z:   42  210       100   31
12Z:   40  160       110   36
13Z:   37  140       160   45
14Z:       120       210   47
15Z:  110  130       250   46
16Z:  120  120       260   49
17Z:  140  120       230   73
18Z:  160  120       230  150
19Z:  160  110  240  250  180
20Z:  160  100  290  240  220
21Z:  180   93  330  210  260
22Z:  160  140  310       290
23Z:  140       320  120  390


LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
LEA = Learmonth                  Australia           (S21E115)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
SHE = Shemya AK                  USA                 (N52E174)
OSA = Osan AB                    Korea               (N37E127)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2, M(3000), OR SID SECTIONS:

            A = Blanketing Sporadic E
            B = Complete Absorption
            C = Equipment Problems
            D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
            E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
            F = Spread Echoes
            G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
            I = Smoothed Value
            R = Attenuation


     Values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.


